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SA needs to attract youth to academia

Pretoria – With an ageing lecturing workforce at higher education institutions, President Jacob Zuma says there is a need to make academia more…

Sanral clarifies Cape Town toll roads reports

Pretoria - The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has dismissed as “grossly misleading” statements by the City of Cape Town, R…

FAW assembly plant to boost Govt’s growth target

Port Elizabeth – The new First Automobile Works (FAW) South Africa vehicle assembly plant in Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape, will boost the…

EC finalising Traditional Initiation Bill

Pretoria – The Eastern Cape provincial government is finalising the Traditional Initiation Bill, which seeks to eliminate the commercialisation…

SAA appoints Manentsa as chief pilot

Pretoria - Captain Eric Manentsa has been appointed as the first black chief pilot at South African Airways (SAA).

MEC condemns KZN taxi rank shooting

Pretoria - KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu, has expressed disdain over the shooting incident at Kw…

Countdown to MeerKat antenna launch

Pretoria - Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom will on Thursday launch the first MeerKAT antenna, at the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)…

China demands information on MH370

Beijing - China on Tuesday urged international organisations and related countries to provide information that may help in the search for the mi…

Inroads made in Youth Employment Accord

Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says progress has been made in the last nine months since the signing of the Youth Employment Acco…

Minister Nzimande speaks out on student attack

Pretoria - Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, says he is “deeply disturbed” by the reported racist attack on Dumane Gweb…

Business welcomes SONA 2014

Pretoria - Business has welcomed President Jacob Zuma’s sixth State of the Nation Address (SONA).

Mandela changed our lives

Pretoria – “He is the man who changed our lives,” 56-year-old Agnes Maseloa said on Thursday.

Reality sinks in as citizens bid their last farewell

Pretoria – Although it has been almost a week since the passing of former President Nelson Mandela, for many South Africans, the reality that th…

Madiba's legacy has not ended - Motlanthe

Cape Town – Nelson Mandela’s legacy has not ended with his passing, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says.

IAWP must contribute to world peace – Sotyu

Pretoria - Police Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu says the decisions that are adopted at the 51st session of the International Association of Women…

Date set for Mandela Statue unveiling

Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma is set to unveil the R8 million statue of former President Nelson Mandela on 16 December -- the Day of Recon…

Govt beefs up access to correctional centres

Pretoria – Security at all correctional services facilities has been improved with staff now required to wear identification cards to access cen…

ACSA monitoring strike action

Pretoria - The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and its stakeholders are monitoring the strike action by the South African Transport and All…